Chrysanthemum plant named ‘G23BAO08VL’

ABSTRACT

A new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘G23BAO08VL’, characterized by its upright, outwardly spreading and uniformly rounded plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; dense and full plant habit; flexible stems; medium green-colored leaves; uniform and freely flowering habit; long flowering period; decorative type inflorescences with quilled ray florets that are light purple in color; and excellent garden performance.

Botanical designation: Chrysanthemum X morifolium.

Cultivar denomination: ‘G23BAO08VL’.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant, botanically known as Chrysanthemum X morifolium and hereinafter referred to by the name ‘G23BAO08VL’.

The new Chrysanthemum plant is a product of a planned breeding program conducted by the Inventor in Oostnieuwkerke, Belgium. The objective of the breeding program is to create new uniformly mounding and freely flowering Chrysanthemum plants with unique and attractive inflorescence form and ray floret coloration.

The new Chrysanthemum plant is a naturally-occurring whole plant mutation of Chrysanthemum X morifolium ‘G21BAO08VL’, not patented. The new Chrysanthemum plant was discovered and selected by the Inventor as a single flowering plant from within a population of plants of ‘G21BAO08VL’ in a controlled greenhouse environment in Oostnieuwkerke, Belgium in October, 2019.

Asexual reproduction of the new Chrysanthemum plant by vegetative terminal cuttings was first conducted in a controlled greenhouse environment in Oostnieuwkerke, Belgium in January, 2020. Asexual reproduction by vegetative terminal cuttings has shown that the unique features of this new Chrysanthemum plant are stable and reproduced true to type in successive generations.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined to be the unique characteristics of ‘G23BAO08VL’. These characteristics in combination distinguish ‘G23BAO08VL’ as a new and distinct Chrysanthemum plant:

-   -   1. Upright, outwardly spreading and uniformly rounded plant         habit; moderately vigorous growth habit.     -   2. Freely branching habit; dense and full plant habit; flexible         stems.     -   3. Medium green-colored leaves.     -   4. Uniform and freely flowering habit.     -   5. Long flowering period.     -   6. Decorative type inflorescences with quilled ray florets that         are light purple in color.     -   7. Excellent garden performance.

Plants of the new Chrysanthemum can be compared to plants of the mutation parent, ‘G21BAO08VL’. In side-by-side comparisons, plants of the new Chrysanthemum differ primarily from plants of ‘G21BAO08VL’ in ray floret color as ray florets of plants of the new Chrysanthemum are darker purple in color than ray florets of plants of ‘G21BAO08VL’. In addition, plants of the new Chrysanthemum are more vigorous and more uniform than plants of ‘G21BAO08VL’.

Plants of the new Chrysanthemum can be compared to plants of Chrysanthemum X morifolium ‘G20POS01WH’, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 32,677. In side-by-side comparisons, plants of the new Chrysanthemum differ primarily from plants of ‘G20POS01WH’ in the following characteristics:

-   -   1. Plants of the new Chrysanthemum are more vigorous than plants         of ‘G20POS01WH’.     -   2. Plants of the new Chrysanthemum flower about one week earlier         than plants of ‘G20POS01WH’.     -   3. Ray florets of plants of the new Chrysanthemum are light         purple in color whereas ray florets of plants of ‘G20POS01WH’         are white in color.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPH

The accompanying photograph illustrates the overall appearance of the new Chrysanthemum plant showing the colors as true as it is reasonably possible to obtain in colored reproductions of this type. The photograph comprises a top perspective view of a typical flowering plant of ‘G23BAO08VL’ grown in a container.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

The aforementioned photograph and following observations and measurements describe plants grown in 19-cm containers in an outdoor nursery in Oostnieuwkerke, Belgium under natural daylengths during the autumn and employing cultural practices typically used in commercial Chrysanthemum production. During the production of the plants, day temperatures ranged from 20° C. to 25° C. and night temperatures ranged from 12° C. to 18° C. Plants were 20 weeks old when the photograph and detailed description were taken. In the following description, color references are made to The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart, 2015 Edition, except where general terms of ordinary dictionary significance are used.

-   Botanical classification: Chrysanthemum X morifolium ‘G23BAO08VL’. -   Parentage: Naturally-occurring whole plant mutation of Chrysanthemum     X morifolium ‘G21BAO08VL’, not patented. -   Propagation:     -   -   Type cutting.—By vegetative tip cuttings.         -   Time to initiate roots, summer.—About 14 days at             temperatures about 20° C.         -   Time to initiate roots, winter.—About 20 days at             temperatures about 20° C.         -   Time to produce a rooted young plant, summer.—About 30 days             at temperatures about 20° C.         -   Time to produce a rooted young plant, winter.—About 40 days             at temperatures about 20° C.         -   Root description.—Fine, fibrous; typically light brown in             color, actual color of the roots is dependent on substrate             composition, water quality, fertilizer type and formulation,             substrate temperature and physiological age of roots.         -   Rooting habit.—Freely branching; medium density. -   Plant description:     -   -   Appearance.—Perennial decorative type Chrysanthemum with             quilled-shaped ray florets; stems upright and outwardly             spreading giving a uniformly rounded appearance to the             plant; plants roughly spherical; very freely branching             habit, about 25 to 30 primary lateral branches develop, each             primary lateral branch with multiple secondary branches;             pinching is not required, but enhances lateral branch             development; dense and full plant habit; moderately vigorous             growth habit and moderate growth rate; plants flexible, not             brittle.         -   Plant height.—About 40 cm.         -   Plant width.—About 50 cm.         -   Lateral branches.—Length: About 25 cm. Diameter: About 2 mm             to 3 mm. Internode length: About 2 cm. Strength: Moderately             strong, flexible. Texture: Pubescent, fine; longitudinally             ridged. Color: Close to 146B.         -   Leaves.—Arrangement: Alternate, simple. Length: About 3 cm             to 5 cm. Width: About 2.5 cm to 3 cm. Apex: Rounded to             cuspidate. Base: Attenuate. Margin: Palmately lobed and             serrate, sinuses between lateral lobes divergent to             parallel. Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Slightly             pubescent. Venation: Palmately reticulate. Color: Developing             leaves, upper and lower surfaces: Close to 143C. Fully             expanded leaves, upper surface: Close to 143B; venation,             close to 148C. Fully expanded leaves, lower surface: Close             to 143B; venation, close to 147B to 147C. Petioles: Length:             About 1 cm. Diameter: About 2 mm. Texture, upper and lower             surfaces: Slightly pubescent; slightly rough. Color, upper             surface: Close to 146C. Color, lower surface: Close to 146D.             Stipules: Length: About 1 cm. Diameter: About 2 mm. Texture,             upper and lower surfaces: Slightly pubescent. Color, upper             and lower surfaces: Close to 137A. -   Inflorescence description:     -   -   Appearance.—Decorative type inflorescence form;             inflorescences borne on terminals above foliar plane; disc             and ray florets arranged acropetally on a capitulum.         -   Fragrance.—Slightly fragrant, pungent.         -   Flowering response.—Under natural season conditions, plants             flower in late September in Belgium; flowering response             time, about 30 days.         -   Postproduction longevity.—Inflorescences maintain good color             and substance for about six weeks; inflorescences             persistent.         -   Quantity of inflorescences.—About 30 to 35 inflorescences             develop per lateral branch.         -   Inflorescence buds.—Height: About 8 mm. Diameter: About             1.3 cm. Shape: Globular. Color: Close to N80C.         -   Inflorescence diameter.—About 5 cm.         -   Inflorescence depth (height).—About 3.5 cm.         -   Disc diameter.—About 3 mm; inconspicuous.         -   Receptacle diameter.—About 3 mm.         -   Receptacle height.—About 2.5 mm to 3 mm.         -   Receptacle shape.—Raised dome.         -   Receptacle color.—Close to 144B.         -   Ray florets.—Number of ray florets per inflorescence: About             150 to 200 arranged in about ten whorls. Length: About 2 cm             to 2.5 cm. Width: About 7 mm. Shape: Quilled. Apex: Rounded.             Base: Attenuate. Margin: Entire. Aspect: Mostly horizontal.             Texture and luster, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth,             glabrous; matte. Color: When opening, upper and lower             surfaces: Close to N80C. Fully opened, upper and lower             surfaces: Close to 77C; color becoming closer to 77D with             subsequent development.         -   Disc florets.—Number of disc florets per inflorescence:             About ten massed at the center of the inflorescence. Length:             About 3 mm. Diameter: About 0.5 mm to 1 mm. Shape: Tubular;             apices dentate. Texture and luster: Smooth, glabrous;             glossy. Color, immature: Close to 145A. Color, mature: Close             to 12A.         -   Phyllaries.—Number of phyllaries per inflorescence: About 25             arranged in two or three whorls. Length: About 4 mm to 6 mm.             Width: About 2 mm to 3 mm. Shape: Ovate. Apex: Rounded.             Base: Rounded to truncate. Margin: Entire; translucent.             Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous. Color,             upper surface: Close to 137A. Color, lower surface: Close to             N137B.         -   Peduncles.—Length, terminal peduncle: About 5 cm. Length,             fourth peduncle: About 5 cm. Length, seventh peduncle: About             5 cm. Diameter: About 2 mm. Angle: About 30° from vertical.             Strength: Moderately strong. Texture: Slightly pubescent.             Color: Close to 147C.         -   Reproductive organs.—Androecium: Stamen development has not             been observed on inflorescences of the new Chrysanthemum.             Gynoecium: Pistil development has not been observed on             inflorescences of the new Chrysanthemum.         -   Seeds and fruits.—To date, seed and fruit production have             not been observed on plants of the new Chrysanthemum. -   Garden performance: Plants of the new Chrysanthemum have     demonstrated excellent garden performance and will tolerate     temperatures ranging from about 1° C. to about 45° C. 

It is claimed:
 1. A new and distinct Chrysanthemum plant named ‘G23BAO08VL’ as illustrated and described. 